SERVICE SELECTION BOARD (SSB)

The Service Selection Board is an organization that conducts interviews and selections for officers in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force. The service selection board assesses candidates’ suitability using a standardized protocol of evaluation system. The SSB Interview Process or Selection takes place over a 5-day period. Various tests and tasks are administered during these five days to evaluate the candidacy of the eligible candidates. The SSB interview consists of two stages of testing. Only after passing Stage A testing does a candidate advance to Stage B testing.

Candidates applying for the NDA, NDA Foundation, CDS, and Air Force must obtain the minimum qualifying marks in both the written test and the Officer Potentiality Test. Candidates applying for the Air Force must also pass the Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS) and the Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT). The PABT Test is only for candidates whose first choice is the Air Force. PABT is also organized for all SSB-qualified candidates, with Air Force as one of the options.

Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status

  • For IMA -Unmarried male candidates with age between 19 to 24 years only are eligible
  • For Indian Naval Academy – Unmarried male candidates with age between 19 to 22 years only are eligible
  • For Air Force Academy – 19 to 23 years (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 years.) only are eligible
  • For Officers’ Training Academy-(SSC Course for men) Male candidates (married or unmarried) having age between 19 to 25 years only are eligible
  • For Officers’ Training Academy -(SSC Women Non-Technical Course) Unmarried women, issueless widows who have not remarried and issueless divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried are eligible; they should have age between 19 to 25 years

About SSB

Services Selection Board, commonly known as ‘SSB Interview’, is a Personality and Intelligence Assessment Test conducted specifically to analyze the potential and compatibility of candidates for commission into the Armed Forces of India as officers. The interview process is spread over a span of five days. It consists of a series of scientific and time tested Psychological Testing Techniques / Group Discussion / Planning / Outdoor Task and Interview.

The prime aim of selection system in SSB is to explore the potential of a candidate, which is must for becoming an officer in armed forces.The selection system consists of three different and independent techniques to assess the Officer Like Qualities (OLQs) in a candidate.These three techniques are :

Psychological Test : It is carried out by a trained psychologist.Different Pictures / Words and Situation put to the candidate to assess his response in a given time frame to check for these OLQs.

GTO’s Tests : These tests are carried out face to face on the ground in which the testing officer judges the qualities based on the performance shown by candidates in indoor task (Group Discussion/ Planning & Lecturette ) & various outdoor tasks (Group Tasks & Individual Obstacles)

Interviewing Officer’s Test : Personal interview of the candidates are conducted by the Interviewing Officer (IO) to assess their personality profile.

Service Selection Board (SSB) Interview Process:

Day-1 : Document Check

  • Documents Check
  • Form filling
  • Testing
  • Verbal, non-verbal intelligence test
  • Picture Perception description test (PPDT), etc

This day is very important for everyone. Those candidates who clear this round will stay for the further days of the Interview and the rest of the candidates will be sent back home.

Day-2: Following Tests Will Be Conducted:

  • Thematic Apperception Test
  • Word Association Test
  • Situation Reaction Test
  • Self Description Test etc

Day-3 Of SSB: GTO Task Round:

  • GTO (Group Testing Officers)
  • Group discussion
  • Group planning exercise
  • Progressive group task
  • Half group task
  • Individual obstacle task
  • Command task
  • Group obstacle task etc

Day 4 Of The SSB: Personal Interview:

In the Personal Interview round, Examiners are unfastened to invite any questions, it could be associated with your personal lives or perhaps from topics as properly, etc. Well, you need to respond lightly to each question. There are right hints to appear, act and respond in the SSB Interview. Learn the whole lot approximately the Interview and be capable of cracking it. 

Day 5 Of SSB: Conference

The convention day is largely a check or activity. This is the day while you’ll be instructed your result. All the applicants who clean the Interview will continue for in addition stages of selection. Most possibly that might be a medical examination.

SSB Interview Preparation:

Here are many policies and rules to seem withinside the SSB Interview. It is crucial for each candidate who’s appearing in the Interview ought to be aware of it. Any incorrect motion or irrelevant conduct may be a reason to disqualify you. The JMDi Defence Academy prepares the scholars for the SSB Interview within a month and the schooling Is given with the aid of using the Ex-SSB Interviewers and Defence Officers etc. It turns into smooth for any candidate to get educated nicely at LWSA. Join the reputed SSB Coaching Institute in India and get educated nicely in each way and be capable of clear the Interview.

Courses Name And Price

  • Every Sunday Physical Training Class is organized by Physical Trainers and NSG Commandos.
  • SSB Interview & Spoken English, Current Affairs.
Duration Course Name/Code Application Form Charge One Time Payment* 2 Installments
3 Months SSB-3M Rs.1000/- Rs.22,000/- Rs. 22,000/-
6 Months SSB-6M Rs.1000/- Rs.32,000/- Rs.32,000/-
6 Months SSB-1Y Rs.1000/- Rs.48,000/- Rs.48,000/-
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